1905.40 Food preparations; rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products, whether or not containing cocoa
A full HS code. These six digits are what goes on a customs declaration, and they mean the same thing in every country that uses the Harmonized System.
Section IV, Foodstuffs, Beverages & Tobacco — prepared food and drink — sugar, cocoa, beverages, spirits, vinegar and tobacco.
- 19 Chapter Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
- 05 Heading Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products
- 40 Subheading Food preparations; rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products, whether or not containing cocoa
Chapter 19 covers preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk: bread, pastry, biscuits, pasta and similar bakers' products. It's the finished-goods counterpart to the raw grain in chapter 10 and the milled flour in chapter 11. Classification tip: Stuffed pasta (like ravioli) is classified differently from plain pasta, and whether a bakery product contains egg, dairy or a filling can shift its subheading, so read the recipe, not just the product name.
All of chapter 19Other codes under 19.05
The wording above is the Harmonized System nomenclature as published by the World Customs Organization, HS 2022 edition. It is a classification reference, not a tariff: it carries no duty rates, and it stops at six digits — the importing country adds its own beyond that.
Classification is decided by the General Rules of Interpretation and the section and chapter notes, and it is the importing country’s customs authority that makes it binding.
Shipping goods under 1905.40? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment1905.40 FAQ
1905.40 covers food preparations; rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products, whether or not containing cocoa. It sits under heading 19.05 (bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products) in chapter 19, Section IV of the Harmonized System.
It is the international part of it. Six digits are the same in every country that applies the Harmonized System; the importing country then extends them to eight or ten for its own tariff and statistics. Declare 1905.40 plus whatever national digits the destination’s tariff schedule adds to it.
The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section IV and to chapter 19. A description that reads right is not enough on its own — the notes routinely pull goods out of the chapter they obviously belong to and put them somewhere else. Where duty or licensing turns on the answer, ask the importing country’s customs authority for a binding ruling.
A wrong or missing code is one of the common reasons customs holds a container, and a hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving. Watch for it in the container tracking app, on the air waybill in the air cargo tracker, or through the tracking API.